Keynote: Why Does the World Need Creative Technologists?
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Claims that Fortune 500 lifespan falls to 15 years (down from ~30) and that Angry Birds lost 73% profit back the urgency; machine learning and services like grid.io aim to automate web design and routine developer tasks; the remedy proposed is an H-shape / X-shape creative technologist who pairs coding with design and prototyping; concrete artifacts shown include a paper-and-wood prototype wall and an interactive booth installation where visitors build a career journey, arguing those hybrid skills produce the disruptive products that succeed.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction and audience poll
- 1:05Decline of once-great companies
- 2:13Disruptive innovation in banking
- 3:19Technology and automation threats
- 4:46Innovation through creative talent
- 5:47Theft vs intuition in solutions
- 7:17The X-shape creative technologist
- 8:46Prototyping and Harry Sampson
- 9:50H-shape creative technologist traits
- 10:10Learning more about creative technologists
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